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Traditional power transfer in Russia no longer viable, analyst says
MOSCOW (Realist English). The traditional model of power transfer in Russia is no longer viable, and the country is instead...
Read moreIran war boosts Russia’s economy through energy windfall
MOSCOW (Realist English). The war involving Iran has provided Russia with a significant economic boost, as rising global energy prices...
Read moreRussia rules out full VPN ban, plans targeted restrictions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is not considering a full ban on VPN services, but will continue targeted restrictions against platforms...
Read moreFSB reports prevention of alleged Ukraine-linked sabotage plot
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had prevented a series of planned attacks in Moscow and...
Read moreMoscow court orders detention of Znanie deputy head Serikov
MOSCOW (Realist English). A Moscow court has ordered the pre-trial detention of Anton Serikov, director general of the Mashuk Knowledge...
Read morePutin calls Crimea reunification a historic choice
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described Crimea’s 2014 reunification with Russia as a “historic choice” and said Russian...
Read moreRussians withdraw record funds from banks amid shifting investment trends
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian households withdrew 1.6 trillion rubles ($17 billion) from bank accounts in January 2026, marking the second-largest...
Read moreLavrov warns strikes on Iran undermine nuclear non-proliferation regime
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has dealt a major blow...
Read moreRussian regions named leaders of digital transformation ranking for 2025
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia has released its annual ranking of regional digital transformation for 2025, with Belgorod Region, Sakhalin Region,...
Read moreRussia allows compensation for tourists affected by Middle East airspace closures
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a government decree allowing tourists who planned trips to the...
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Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, appoints Todd Blanche as interim chief
WASHINGTON (Realist English). US President Donald Trump has dismissed Attorney General Pam Bondi and appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche...
Trump frames Iran war as support for regional partners
WASHINGTON (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States entered the war with Iran primarily to support its...
Putin and Pashinyan discuss trade, energy and South Caucasus ties
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks in the Kremlin on April...
“Turn to the East” cannot replace Europe for Russia — expert
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s strategic “pivot to the East” has helped address immediate economic and logistical challenges but cannot fully...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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